Spool holder



' D. C. WILLIAMS S POOL HOLDER Filed March 3. 1923 mum i NTOR Patented.lluiy 1, 192 1.

UNETEQ STATES DAVID C. WILLIAMS, OF BENTON, ILLINOIS SPOOL HOLDER.

Application filed March 3, 1923.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, DAVID C. VVILLIAMs, a citizen of the United States,residing at Benton, in the county of Franklin and State of Illinois,have invented new and useful Improvements in Spool Holders, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to a device for holding articles used in sewing,and contemplates new and useful improvements over similar devicesdisclosed in my Patents 1,049,021, granted December, 31, 1912, and1,182,827, granted May 9, 1916, the invention residing in theconstruction, combination and arrangement of parts as claimed.

In the drawing forming part of this application, like numerals ofreference indicate similar parts in the several views, wherein:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device.

Figure 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view therethrough.

Figure 3 is a front elevation.

Figure 4; is a detail view partly in section of one of the spoolholders.

Figure 5 is a similar view of the pivoted member adapted for use inconjunction with the spool holder to retard the rotation of the spool.

The spool holder forming the subject matter of the present inventionincludes a back plate 10 which has an opening 11 adjacent the upper endthereof, so that the device in its entirety may be suspended from anysuitable support. Projecting from the opposed longitudinal edges of theback plate, are parallel flanges 12, and between which flanges I arrangea plurality of spool holders of the construction illustrated in Figure 4and to be hereinafter fully described. Supported by the back plate 10above the uppermost holder is a pin cushion or the like 13 which isprovided with a plurality of bendable cars 14: adapted to be received byopenings 15 provided in the back plate, after which the ears 14 are'bentin a manner to hold the pin cushion immovably associated with saidplate. Arranged adjacent the pin cushion is a slotted member 17 which isalso provided with bendable lugs 18 adapted to be passed throughopenings in the back plate 10 and subsequently bent in position to holdthe plate and slotted member fixed relatively. The slotted membersupports an angularly disposed tongue 19 for holding a thimble in themanner illustrate in the drawing- The side flanges Serial No. 622,690.

12 have their lower edges connected by a transverse bottom piece 20, andthis terminates to provide a depending extension 21 which supports athread cutter, including ablade 22 and a holder therefor indicated at23. Depending from the bottom 20 and immediately at the rear of theextension 21 is a hook like element 23 from which a pair of scissors maybe suspended as will be readily understood.

The device may vary in size to accommodate any number of spool holders,and the latter are arranged between the side flanges 12 as shown. Eachholder includes an in-* termediate body portion 24, and oppositelycurved upper and lower portions 25, which are formed with longitudinalgrooves or depressions 26. The intermediate body portion 24: is providedwith bendable ears 27 adapted to be passed through openings in the backplate and bent parallel therewith for holding the spool holdersassociated with the back plate. The lower curved portion 26 of eachholder is formed with a thread receiving slot 28 constituting a guidefor the thread. The holders are of a size to accommodate spools of anydimensions, although, the holders may vary in size for this purpose.Associated with each holder is an arcuate shaped plate 29 formed withcylindrical beads 32 one of which is received by one of the grooves ordepressions 26, whereby the arcuate shaped plate 29 is permitted freepivotal movement, and always assumes a position to bear against thespool arranged in the holder. This plate being weighted reposes upon thespool to prevent the latter from rotating too freely as the thread isunwound from the spool and each of said plates is provided with a slot32 through which the thread passes. The weighted plate is so arrangedthat it is susceptible for use with spools of different dimensions.Arranged between the side flanges 12 and supported thereby is a tubularmember 33 which constitutes a pencil support, the member havingassociated therewith yieldable elements 3 1 which hold the pencilpositioned transversely of the device.

While it is believed that from the foregoing description, the nature andadvantages of the invention will be readily apparent, I desire to haveit understood that I do not limit myself to what is herein shown anddescribed and that such changes may be resorted to when desired as fallWithin the scope of What is claimed.

Having thus described the invention, I claim:

A device of the character described comprising a rear Wall and verticalside Walls extending therefrom, a split cylindrical member supportedbetween the side Walls and adapted to receive a revoluble objecttherebetween, the split cylindrical memher being provided with alongitudinal depression at one side thereof, and a transversely bowedplate arranged Within the split cylindrical member, beads formed on oneend thereof and loosely received in the depression for pivotal movement,said plate normally resting upon the revoluble object arranged Withinthe cylindrical casing to prevent the same from rotating too freely.

In testimony whereof I al'lix my signature.

Davin o. WILLIAMS.

